Termly Curriculum Focus:

Maths

Place Value - Roman numerals, rounding, counting and partitioning numbers up to 10 000, negative numbers, comparing and ordering numbers

Addition and Subtraction - adding and subtracting two 4-digit numbers (including efficient methods, estimating answers and checking strategies).

Measurement - understanding kilometres and perimeter.

Multiplication and Division - multiplying and dividing by 1, 10 and 100; multiplying by zero and multiplying and dividing by 6, 7 and 9.

English

Writing to Entertain - Character and Setting Description and Stories

Writing to Inform - Non-chronological report and Recount

Science

Electricity

Animal Classification and Humans

Homework:

Spelling: Homework will be set each Wednesday to be handed in the following Monday. It will link to the spelling patterns the children are learning in class that week.

Reading: The children are expected to read five times a week for at least 10 minutes. (if the child is still on the reading scheme - they should be reading to an adult at least 3 times a week).  Please note in your child's reading record when they have read to you or if they read independently the child should make a note of the pages read.

Maths: Alternate weeks - Times tables and Mental Arithmetic books.  Please practise times tables using TT Rockstars. Log in details are in the children's reading records.

PE Days:

4HE - Wednesdays and Thursdays.

4D - Mondays and alternate Thursday and Friday.

However, PE Kit should be in school every day and after half term children will be expected to have a pair of jogging bottoms/leggings and a sweat shirt (which is not their school sweat shirt) to wear outside.

Library Days: Friday

Other Days:

Butser Ancient Farm - Tuesday 13th November

Christmas Fayre - Saturday 1st December